Printable Report - Northwest Vintage Speedsters

The route crossed the “cathedralesque” St. John’s Bridge taking
drivers and navigators over the Willamette River after passing
Delta Park. That was just before entering Forest Park south of
the River. Once in the park, speedsters were tested on
Germantown Rd. A twisty switch back laden climb that warmed
radiators and deafened the ears with roaring exhaust notes. On
top of the hill, this driver’s navigator instructed to turn left on
Cornelius Pass Rd. It was supposed to be “OLD” Cornelius Pass
Rd. We had just driven past Sunset Highway and about to the
visit the Hills house in Hillsboro before turning around to find
the correct route. Later counseling from Padre Jepperson calmed
the nerves.
As tough a time each navigator had in finding road names, they
were also multi-tasked to find answers to questions within the
directions for roadside attractions. Like, “What can you buy at a
certain address on Phillips Rd?” Or, “What year is the model
train display?” “Where is Henry?” Not “Ford”, but “Bishop”
buried in a turn of the century church park graveyard. The local
Portlanders may have thought they had an advantage on this run,
but some of the out of towners faired well enough to end up in
the top three. The bottom line is that in order to answer some of
the questions you had to “Park It” and get out of your vehicle to
go look. Not all answers were on the side of the road. It just so
happened that any time you had to “Park” your car to find some
thing, you were usually at a “Park” too. On two levels, “U-
Parked It” just like the run theme promised. It was an excellent
way to stop and enjoy the many Portland area parks, stretch your
legs or use the park facilities. Things you wouldn’t see from I-5
as you pass through going somewhere else.